{"id":12477,"date":"2022-12-19T08:00:31","date_gmt":"2022-12-19T16:00:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/microsoft365dev\/?p=12477"},"modified":"2023-06-06T11:28:39","modified_gmt":"2023-06-06T18:28:39","slug":"top-5-appsource-validation-errors-for-office-add-ins-submissions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/microsoft365dev\/top-5-appsource-validation-errors-for-office-add-ins-submissions\/","title":{"rendered":"Top 5 AppSource validation errors for Office Add-ins submissions\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"

AppSource validation ensures your Office Add-in submission follows Microsoft’s high standards. Don’t lose valuable time getting to market \u2013 learn how to avoid these common validation pitfalls!<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

As of November 2022, the following were the top AppSource validation errors affecting Office Add-ins’ submissions.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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  1. Additional charges not disclosed<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n
  2. First-run experience unclear<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n
  3. No links for sign in, sign out, sign up<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n
  4. ProviderName doesn\u2019t match Publisher name<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n
  5. Testing instructions missing or inadequate<\/span><\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    In this post, you’ll learn about what the affected AppSource policies are looking for so you can be confident your Office Add-in submission won\u2019t hit these issues.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

    <\/a>Additional charges not disclosed<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n

    Users must be notified in the add-in’s description on the AppSource listing about dependencies on any additional services or accounts and if they require purchase. For example, if your add-in requires the purchase of Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) offers or other services, be sure to disclose those requirements in the <\/span>Description<\/span><\/b> field (a.k.a. the long description) of the AppSource marketplace listing submission. Specifically, include information about the required offers and services like their names and links to how to acquire them.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

    Resources\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n